Sentences with phrase «by labor shortages»

In an industry hard - hit in recent years by labor shortages, the median age of men and women who hammer, saw and build roads has crept to 41, according to an assessment by the National Association of Home Builders of the 2015 American Community Survey.

In an industry hard - hit in recent years by labor shortages, the median age of men and women who hammer, saw and build roads has crept to 41, according to an assessment by the National Association of Home Builders -LSB-...]

Even as renting becomes more affordable, Zillow cautions that construction for new homes may be impacted by the labor shortages that may result from Trump's restrictive stance on immigration.

Beset by labor shortages, Crocker chanced one morn to remark his houseboy, a slight but perdurable youth named Ah Ling.

As it happens, the same economic climate that has been marked by labor shortages has also brought an unforeseen hiring bonanza for entrepreneurial companies like Dodds's.

Not exact matches

Actual operational and financial results of SkyWest, SkyWest Airlines and ExpressJet will likely also vary, and may vary materially, from those anticipated, estimated, projected or expected for a number of other reasons, including, in addition to those identified above: the challenges and costs of integrating operations and realizing anticipated synergies and other benefits from the acquisition of ExpressJet; the challenges of competing successfully in a highly competitive and rapidly changing industry; developments associated with fluctuations in the economy and the demand for air travel; the financial stability of SkyWest's major partners and any potential impact of their financial condition on the operations of SkyWest, SkyWest Airlines, or ExpressJet; fluctuations in flight schedules, which are determined by the major partners for whom SkyWest's operating airlines conduct flight operations; variations in market and economic conditions; significant aircraft lease and debt commitments; residual aircraft values and related impairment charges; labor relations and costs; the impact of global instability; rapidly fluctuating fuel costs, and potential fuel shortages; the impact of weather - related or other natural disasters on air travel and airline costs; aircraft deliveries; the ability to attract and retain qualified pilots and other unanticipated factors.

By promoting craftsmanship training, advancing STEM jobs and identifying new ways to incorporate new technologies for growth and innovation, the construction business can strategically combat the labor shortage and set the industry up for success.

In fact, Fjord predicts that by 2025, the developed world will face a skilled labor shortage of 56 million people.

Rollei was seriously threatened by stiff Japanese competition and a labor shortage at home that made production costly.

Subcontractors are swamped with work, and according to the Urban Land Institute, the labor shortage in urban, suburban, and rural areas is pushing back some projects by months.

«Some of the regulatory issues that have been put in by state and local governments, some of the capital constraints that the independent builders are facing, the labor shortages in a lot of markets, have all conspired to make this a very difficult recovery for new - home builders,» said Rick Sharga, chief marketing officer at Ten - X, a real estate auction company.

Or, will businesses be hampered by labor and skill shortages, resulting in a growth slowdown or even a recession sooner rather than later?

In Fiscal Year (FY) 2013, Infosys ranked first with 6,269 H - 1B petitions approved by the government, and Tata ranked second with 6,193... these leading offshore outsourcing firms use the H - 1B program to replace American workers and to facilitate the offshoring of American jobs... they don't use the H - 1B visa as a way to alleviate a shortage of STEM - educated U.S. workers; they use it primarily to cut labor costs.»

These risks and uncertainties include food safety and food - borne illness concerns; litigation; unfavorable publicity; federal, state and local regulation of our business including health care reform, labor and insurance costs; technology failures; failure to execute a business continuity plan following a disaster; health concerns including virus outbreaks; the intensely competitive nature of the restaurant industry; factors impacting our ability to drive sales growth; the impact of indebtedness we incurred in the RARE acquisition; our plans to expand our newer brands like Bahama Breeze and Seasons 52; our ability to successfully integrate Eddie V's restaurant operations; a lack of suitable new restaurant locations; higher - than - anticipated costs to open, close or remodel restaurants; increased advertising and marketing costs; a failure to develop and recruit effective leaders; the price and availability of key food products and utilities; shortages or interruptions in the delivery of food and other products; volatility in the market value of derivatives; general macroeconomic factors, including unemployment and interest rates; disruptions in the financial markets; risk of doing business with franchisees and vendors in foreign markets; failure to protect our service marks or other intellectual property; a possible impairment in the carrying value of our goodwill or other intangible assets; a failure of our internal controls over financial reporting or changes in accounting standards; and other factors and uncertainties discussed from time to time in reports filed by Darden with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

It is feasible by starting a recession with a labor shortage, stimulating nonexport small businesses that satisfy local demand (ie prevent the need for imports) and import taxes to have a recession that effects investment and debt more than jobs.

Investment in home building, which was already undermined by land and labor shortages, also took a hit from Harvey and Irma.

In addition, the Catholic Church's handling of priest pedophilia was hindered by its long - standing labor shortage, a self - inflicted wound resulting from an unwillingness to ordain married and female clergy.

By the same token, the former East Germany, whose loss of citizens to West Germany proceeded with alacrity until the construction of the Berlin Wall, would have been an overpopulated country, its government's constant complaints about labor shortages notwithstanding.

Even the coarse, superficial analysis supported by currently available data doesn't predict a shortage of scientific labor.

But the toxicology workforce is graying and a labor shortage looms, according to experts and data collected by SOT.

Importantly, however, the severity of the shortage differs by the particular dynamics of state - and local - teacher labor markets with some regions and states experiencing more severe shortages than others.

Initial auto production after the WWII was slowed by the retooling process, shortages of materials, and labor unrest.

One persuasive theory proposed by economist Richard Easterlin is that the postwar period witnessed a combination of two basic forces which encouraged optimism and relaxed earlier constraints on marriage and having children: an unprecedented demand for goods and services otherwise known as the postwar economic boom; and an accompanying shortage of labor.

Such statements reflect the current views of Barnes & Noble with respect to future events, the outcome of which is subject to certain risks, including, among others, the general economic environment and consumer spending patterns, decreased consumer demand for Barnes & Noble's products, low growth or declining sales and net income due to various factors, possible disruptions in Barnes & Noble's computer systems, telephone systems or supply chain, possible risks associated with data privacy, information security and intellectual property, possible work stoppages or increases in labor costs, possible increases in shipping rates or interruptions in shipping service, effects of competition, possible risks that inventory in channels of distribution may be larger than able to be sold, possible risks associated with changes in the strategic direction of the device business, including possible reduction in sales of content, accessories and other merchandise and other adverse financial impacts, possible risk that component parts will be rendered obsolete or otherwise not be able to be effectively utilized in devices to be sold, possible risk that financial and operational forecasts and projections are not achieved, possible risk that returns from consumers or channels of distribution may be greater than estimated, the risk that digital sales growth is less than expectations and the risk that it does not exceed the rate of investment spend, higher - than - anticipated store closing or relocation costs, higher interest rates, the performance of Barnes & Noble's online, digital and other initiatives, the success of Barnes & Noble's strategic investments, unanticipated increases in merchandise, component or occupancy costs, unanticipated adverse litigation results or effects, product and component shortages, the potential adverse impact on the Company's businesses resulting from the Company's prior reviews of strategic alternatives and the potential separation of the Company's businesses, the risk that the transactions with Microsoft and Pearson do not achieve the expected benefits for the parties or impose costs on the Company in excess of what the Company anticipates, including the risk that NOOK Media's applications are not commercially successful or that the expected distribution of those applications is not achieved, risks associated with the international expansion contemplated by the relationship with Microsoft, including that it is not successful or is delayed, the risk that NOOK Media is not able to perform its obligations under the Microsoft and Pearson commercial agreements and the consequences thereof, risks associated with the restatement contained in, the delayed filing of, and the material weakness in internal controls described in Barnes & Noble's Annual Report on Form 10 - K for the fiscal year ended April 27, 2013, risks associated with the SEC investigation disclosed in the quarterly report on Form 10 - Q for the fiscal quarter ended October 26, 2013, risks associated with the ongoing efforts to rationalize the NOOK business and the expected costs and benefits of such efforts and associated risks and other factors which may be outside of Barnes & Noble's control, including those factors discussed in detail in Item 1A, «Risk Factors,» in Barnes & Noble's Annual Report on Form 10 - K for the fiscal year ended April 27, 2013, and in Barnes & Noble's other filings made hereafter from time to time with the SEC.

However, what these images do not reveal are the great economic and human costs of these state - sponsored initiatives, particularly as violent pogroms, forced labor camps, deliberate famines, and food shortages became commonplace under Stalin's rule by the 1930s.

The challenges faced by produce growers revolve more around labor, which often accounts for half of a farm's expenses and has the problem of shortages, particularly with migrant workers and skilled tasks: «Farmers can be hesitant to invest in growing, watering, and raising a crop if there's uncertainly about having enough workers to harvest it.»

Maine Faces Dramatic Labor Shortage of Home Care Workers, Sept. 29, 2016, By Andy O - Brien, Free Press Online More Blog Entries:

Firms are struggling to handle the pressures placed on them by the combination of a heavy workload, labor and material shortages, rising...

Market - based trends aside, 2017 will also be marked by construction labor shortages tightening affordable housing inventory — a trend that can be reversed if all real estate - related constituents contribute to a solution, the report's authors, Alan Billingsley, Hugh Kelly, Anita Kramer and Andrew Warren, state.

The sluggish recovery in housing starts is impacted by construction costs rising faster than inflation, labor shortages in the building trades, and the difficulty for small local home builders to obtain construction loans.

Gingrich also argued that in the long - term, the U.S. seniors housing industry can avoid the labor shortage many fear will be brought on by immigration reform by recruiting native - born workers.

Builders say they're being hampered by a shortage of skilled labor as well as an increase in land costs.

Home - building is being held back by labor and lot shortages, as well as rising costs and stringent regulation.

For several years now, the recovery in single - family home building has been hampered by shortages of labor and lots.

The move to embrace technology is driven, in part, by a need to overcome labor and materials shortages, as well as to combat price - and schedule - related pressures.